About Us

Leverage Team

Once you become a client, you are part of the Leverage family. We offer a high touch solution to a small group of clients. We leverage innovative technology, our expertise in testing and our diverse backgrounds to provide unique, cost-effective solutions to modern testing problems.

Headquartered in New York City (NYC), our remote team is geographically dispersed across the globe to service various client timezones. We look forward to learning more about you.

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What makes us different?

We offer a diverse breadth of services designed to provide one point of contact for each phase of your test system from test development, to administration to validation for the entire life cycle of your test.

Candidates Tested

Items Developed

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Meet our team

Kyana Beckles

Chief Executive Officer

As the CEO of Leverage Assessments, her combined experience in recruitment, employment selection, organizational development projects and technology make for a unique suite of offerings. She offers a unique perspective on the challenges of the selection systems.

Mustakim Masum

Executive Director of Projects & Operations

A devoted individual to the innovative world of Technology and testing in particular. He has been working with Leverage Assessments since early 2018. At leverage Assessemnts he is responsible for project operations which includes focus group study, job analysis, administration and management of psychological tests, content development and web administration and more.

Ryan Tan Yu

Director of Marketing and Recruitment

Ryan B. Tan Yu is the Director of Marketing and Recruitment at Leverage Assessments, Inc. A serial entrepreneur in the field of remote solutions and innovation, Ryan has co-founded and managed startup companies like Mataverse and Ehrlich with successes in government R&D projects, Virtual Reality, 360° media, and innovating business processes.

Learn more about our services

Leverage Assessments
2501 Grand Concourse 3rd Floor
Bronx, NY, 10468

info@leverageassessments.com
+1 (917) 736 1674

Kyana Beckles

Chief Executive Officer

Kyana Beckles is the CEO of Leverage Assessments. Her combined experience in recruitment, employment selection, organizational development projects and technology make for a unique suite of offerings. She offers a unique perspective on the challenges of the selection systems. Her expertise is a necessary compliment to your diversity goals.Kyana is the best person to call when you want to:

Want to replace your psychometrician
Evaluate your existing selection process
Need accreditation support recommendations

Kyana has a Masters in Industrial Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, she is a certified Credentialing Specialist with the Institute of Credentialing Excellence. She has 10+ plus years consulting organizations in business development, organizational restructuring, downsizing, turnover, transformative leadership, selection, assessment, entry level, promotions and executives assessments, exam management and recruitment.As the owner of Leverage Assessments, she leads a diverse team of psychometricians, clinicians, and technologists. The company has serviced clients in a variety of states across the Americas and abroad; to include, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Illinois, Singapore and India. Leverage Assessments solutions are scalable for companies small, large and in between.Kyana Beckles is the CEO of Leverage Assessments which is a City Certified MWBE firm. Leverage received their first city contract award through the MWBE Innovative Procurement Method shortly after certification. They have now completed contracts for pre-employment testing with NYPD, and HRA. Leverage has been featured by the Small Business Solutions office as a success story.Kyana supports other MWBEs and works to connect them with resources as well as opportunities. Kyana is currently launching a nonprofit; Leverage Homes, which will support affordable housing opportunities for entrepreneurs. She supports her local community based organizations, public representatives and churches.Kyana completed two Bachelor’s Degrees at Coppin State University in Management, and Psychology. She has a Master’s in Industrial Psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Kyana is a member of SIOP, PTCMW, Certification Network Group (CNG), the Harlem Chamber of Commerce, the NAACP, CUNY on the Concourse Incubator and a number of other associations. Kyana will complete the Goldman’s Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program in the Spring of 2020.

Mustakim Masum

Executive Director of Projects & Operations

A devoted individual to the innovative world of Technology and testing in particular. He has been working with Leverage Assessments since early 2018. At leverage Assessments he is responsible for project operations which includes focus group study, job analysis, administration and management of psychological tests, content development and web administration and more.

Mustakim worked on environmental consultancy for developmental projects in the past with government and large corporations. He studied his Masters at University of Bremen. His experience in data science and game development puts him into unique position of the exciting world of innovation and the development of Dynamic Assessments. He has knowledge of computer graphics and development of VR environment.

Ryan Tan Yu

Director of Marketing and Recruitment

Ryan funnels his 12+ years of experience in technology and management, and his certifications in Viral, Social Media, Digital Marketing Planning, and Experiential Marketing, into his role in overseeing the recruitment and marketing operations and strategies of Leverage Assessments.

Occasionally accepting speaking engagements for local and international events, Ryan's passion is in encouraging businesses to fully maximize the use and benefits of accessible technology and innovation. In his spare time, Ryan likes to engage in extreme sports such as motorsports and professional stunts.